Little shovel Pass to Snowbowl

Avalanche

gauvreaun · Mar 7, 2021 · Maligne

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Quick report

Weather
sunny, warm
Ride Type
mellowSlopes, denseTrees
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, alpineSlopes, steepSlopes
Riding Quality
amazing
Snow Conditions
deepPowder, windAffected
Avalanche Conditions
avalancheConditionSnow, avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound

Toured from Maligne Lake up the Bald Hills trail, down into Evelyn Creek Friday, Heavy snow overnight Friday, (15-20cm). Toured up Little Shovel Pass on Saturday, and into Snowbowl, weather was Mix of sun and cloud, light snow in the afternoon. We rode mellow slopes and tight trees, stayed clear of any overhead hazard, steeps or alpine slopes. Multiple size 1-2.5 Avalanches noted during the day in the Alpine zone of Snowbowl. Great snow and great weather!

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Avalanche Size
2
Avalanche Character
stormSlab, corniceWithSlab
Number Of Avalanches
2-5
Avalanche Observation
12to24hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2021-03-06T14:00:00